BOMA and Philadelphia Care strengthen collaboration and sustainability efforts
BOMA has taken a new step in its collaboration with Stichting Philadelphia Care, an organisation with more than 500 locations for care, work and support across the Netherlands. The collaboration has led to improvements in cleaning, hygiene and sustainability.
Philadelphia's vision is primarily focused on enabling people to live as normal a life as possible. Just as you and I would do or want in a "normal" home situation, says Gina Baumann, Project Leader Sustainability H&F at Philadelphia. "In care and support, the challenge is to find the right solution for each individual client. With our sustainability ambitions, we have chosen to take a step forward in professionalising cleaning and hygiene together with BOMA."
Strong collaboration
The collaboration between BOMA and Philadelphia is very positive, according to Baumann: "As a supplier of cleaning products and materials, BOMA is a valuable extension of the service organisation at Philadelphia, enabling locations to be optimally supported. The collaboration with BOMA has led to concrete improvements in cleaning and hygiene at Philadelphia locations. Through the Spendcloud module, all locations have access to a sustainable selection of BOMA cleaning products."
Sustainability efforts and certification
Philadelphia aims to fully transition all locations to professional, sustainable cleaning products and materials by 2025. This step is essential to guarantee optimal hygiene and cleaning results, while also achieving the organisation's sustainability objectives. Like BOMA, Philadelphia has joined Green Deal Care 3.0. The sustainable product range not only has a positive impact on CO2 reduction, but also contributes to safe working and infection prevention.
Collaboration and satisfaction
BOMA is experienced by the housing and facilities department at Philadelphia as a valuable partner. This has resulted in a collaboration for an indefinite period. "The collaboration runs smoothly and a strong collegial relationship has developed. I see Mark more as a colleague than as a supplier," says Baumann with a smile. "BOMA thinks proactively and offers solutions for the challenges Philadelphia faces. With the range we have put together and with BOMA as one of our preferred suppliers, the goal is to transition to 100% fully professional products. Within a year, I expect that we will have achieved that."
"BOMA aligns extremely well with Philadelphia's cleaning needs and thinks along very effectively in solutions for our cleaning challenges," Baumann notes with satisfaction. "We are really on the same wavelength and can work step by step towards our goal together. I find that distinctive and you don't see that very often."